Toaster.



J. F. LAMB.

TOASTER.

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TOASTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

Application filed March 25, 1915. Serial No. 16,971.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. JOSEPH F. LAMB, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of New Britain, in the county of Hartford, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toasters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates particularly to electrical toasters, and the object of the invention is to produce a novel construction of a device of this character, in which meansare provided for removing the assembled heating unit from the toaster frame, means for readily assembling and disassembling the unit from its holder, and additional features of construction which will be more particularly described and claimed.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a side elevationof a. toaster embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side view showing some parts detached and the holder partly out of the frame.

Referring to. the drawings, (t denotes the base of the frame, and b, 7), side uprights mounted near, the ends of the base. As clearly seen in Fig. 3, these side uprights are longitudinally channeled as at 0.

(Z is the top of the frame provided with depending lips c, which fit in the channels at the upper ends of the side uprights, spacf is a tie rod passing through the upper ends of the side uprights and the depending lips e, and also through the upper end of the unit holder, to tie the parts together.

This tie rod is in the form of a long screw passing through the specified parts and en.- gaged by a nut at its threaded end.

The holder F is composed of side members 2, 3, having outwardly turned flanges 4, 4:, at their edges which fit in the channels of the side uprights b, b, holding the side members slightly spaced from the side uprights for purposes hereinafter specified; and top and bottom members, 5, 6, fitted between these side members and provided with projections 7, 7, which enter apertures in the side members. It Will be seen that these projections are not bent over, which permits of yery easily taking the holder apart.

The resistance unit is preferably of a thin fiat form, as indicated at 10, formed by winding a. resistance wire on an insulator such as a thin sheet of mica,- the ends of which are fitted in the slots in the side members of the holder. The bread holders 15,15, are pivotally mounted on rods 16, 16, the ends of which are supported in the side members 2, 3, of the holder, and are normally held up against the sides of the holder by the springs 17, 17. The terminals of the resistance wire are connected with the plugs 20, which are supported by the bottom member 6. Guard wires 22 for the unit are supported in the top and bottom members.

The parts constituting the'complete holder,

including the unit, the guard wires and the holder may be slid down into the channels in the side uprights b, b, the top d located in place. and then the complete structure tied together by the/tie rod f, producing a strong rigid construction. If it is necessary to change a unit, or any of the guard wires or the bread holders, it can be very simply done by first taking off the top and removing the complete holder bodily from the frame; then, disconnecting the terminals of the resistance wire from the plugs, and disassembling the parts of the holder to any extent which is necessary to make the replacement. And all of this can be done by anyone, without particular skill in the electrical or mechanical line being required. This construction is also of value from a manufacturing standpoint in that it simplifies and facilitates the assembly of the parts. The projections on the top and bottom members which fit in the apertures in the side members of the holder do not project beyond the edge flanges 4, 4; the side uprights lean a little toward one another at their upper ends, so that they must be sprung apart in order to insert the holder, and thus always have a tendency to bind the holder between them, being held in position by the tie rod 7.

It is not my desire to limit this invention to any particular type of unit, although that shown in the drawings has been found in practice to be an extremely satisfactory one.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a toaster, a base, side uprights mounted thereon, a holder slidably mounted between said side uprights, an electrical re sistance unit supported by said holder and removable means to unite the tops of the side uprights and secure the holder in place.

2. In a toaster, a base, side uprights secured thereto, a removable top and an electrical unit holder slidably mounted'between ends of said side uprights to clamp said rights mounted thereon, a holder holder therebetween.

5. In a toaster, a base, channeled side upslidably mounted in the channels of said side uprights, and a tie rod passing through the upper end of said side uprights and engaging the upper portion of said holder as and for the purpose specified.

6. In a toaster, a base, channeled side uprights mounted thereon, a holder slidably mounted in thechannels of said side uprights, a top provided with depending lips fitting between the upper ends of said side uprights, and a tie rod passing through the upper ends of said uprights and engaging said lips and the upper end of said holder to connect said parts together.

In a toaster, the combination with a base, and channeled side uprights mounted thereon, of a holder mounted between andadapted to slide in the channels of said side uprights, said holder comprising side mem-' bers, top and bottom members removably secured thereto, and an electrical heating unit supported at its ends by one pair of said members, and means for clamping said holder between said side uprights.

8. In a toaster, the combination with a i holder comprising side and top and bottom members, separably connected, and an electrical heating unit removably mounted therein, of a toaster frame comprising a base, side uprights mounted thereon, and adapted to receive between them said holder, and means for securing said holder in posimembers, a heating unit removably supported by said holder, guard wires for said unit removably supported by said holder, and a frame within which said assembled holder is removably mounted, and means for securing said holder in position within said frame,

said frame constituting means to prevent the accidental disassembly of said holder and its parts.

10. In an electrical toaster, a holder comprising side members, and top and bottom members separably connected to said side members, an electrical heating unit removably supported in said holder, guard wires removably supported in said holder, bread holders, and pivotal supports therefor removably-mount'ed in said holder, combined with a frame withinwhich said holder is removably mounted and by means of Which'it is held. in assembled condition.

-11. In a toaster, a base, side uprights mounted thereon and longitudinally channeled, a holder remova-bly located between said side uprights and comprising side members provided with outwardly extending edge flanges adapted to fit and slide in the channels of said side uprights, top and bottom members located between the side members of-said holder, projections'at the ends *thereof entering apertures in said side members, a heating unit with its ends supported in slides in said side members, pivot bars with their ends supported in said side members, bread holders mounted on said pivot bars, guard wires for said unit mounted in the top and bottom members, all parts of said holder being separably united, a top having depending lips fitting in the space between said side uprights and the side members of said holder, and a tie rod passing through said side uprights, said holder, and the depending lips on said top.

JOSEPH F. LAMB. Witnesses:

C. E. MEALE, Jr., 0. N. Juno. 

